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Alienware Aurora ACT1250 Basalt Black 2026
CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 285
RAM 64 GB
Storage 4 TB
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
form factor mid-tower
psu w 1000
OS Windows 11 Pro
75 Overall Score
Price CA$0
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong ram (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong cpu (93th percentile) 93th
- Strong port (90th percentile) 90th
Cons
- Below average reliability (12th percentile)
What owners think
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 285 |
| Cores | 24 |
| Frequency | 5.7 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 36 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Type | discrete |
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 64 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 4 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mid-tower |
| PSU | 1000 |
| Weight | 15.4 kg / 33.9 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 3 |
| USB Ports | 7 |
| Thunderbolt | USB 4 (20 Gbps) |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth |
| Ethernet | 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Alienware Aurora ACT1250 | Lenovo Legion 34IAS10 | HP Omen GT22 | ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 | MSI EdgeXpert EdgeXpert-11SUS | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 285 | Intel Core Ultra 9 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X | NVIDIA GB | Intel Core i9 14900KF |
| RAM (GB) | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 128 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 4096 | 3072 | 8096 | 2048 | 4000 | 8000 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | NVIDIA Blackwell Architecture | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | Desktop | mini | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 1000 | 1200 | - | 850 | 240 | 850 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | NVIDIA DGX OS | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alienware Aurora ACT1250 | 93.2 | 87.5 | 94.2 | 90.4 | 98.4 | 11.7 | 70.7 |
| Lenovo Legion 34IAS10 Compare | 97.7 | 87.5 | 96.6 | 91.8 | 96.5 | 70.6 | 82.2 |
| HP Omen GT22 Compare | 97.7 | 87.5 | 95.5 | 98.1 | 99.3 | 70.6 | 86.1 |
| ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 Compare | 98.7 | 77.1 | 94.2 | 97.5 | 91.4 | 38.2 | 73.7 |
| MSI EdgeXpert EdgeXpert-11SUS Compare | 99.6 | 95 | 98.7 | 87.4 | 97.9 | 38.2 | 82.2 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94.1 | 80.9 | 96.6 | 86.6 | 99.2 | 11.7 | 95.3 |
Usage Scores
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